kitni der aur hai ye bazm-e-tarab-nak na kah
ras aati hai kise gardish-e-aflak na kah

kyun thaharta nahin gulzar mein koi mausam
kya kashish rakhti hai khushbu-e-tah-e-khak na kah

dekh to rang tamannaon ki betabi ke
kal fana hai magar ai sahab-e-idrak na kah

dard ki aanch abad tak hai kisi rup mein ho
aaj ke phul ko aainda ke khashak na kah

lafz ki zarb to hai saiqa-o-sang se sakht
dil bahut narm hain na-gufta-o-be-bak na kah

gham-gusaron ko bhi hai apne hi aalam se kaam
dil pe jo biti hai ai dida-e-namnak na kah

shauq hi zist bhi hai zist ki aagahi bhi
is masiha-nafas-azar ko saffak na kah

dil-e-farhad junun-fahm ko nadan na samajh
chashm-e-parwez-e-tunuk-hosh ko chaalak na kah

khud-numai thi ki tha mahbas-e-pindar ka khauf
qais ke jaib-o-gareban rahe kyun chaak na kah

bujh na jaen kahin dil ahl-e-tamanna ke 'ziya'
kaise shoalon se hai ye jashn-e-tarab-nak na kah